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Alice, North Dakota
Alice is a city in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 41 at the 2020 census. History Alice was laid out and platted in 1900 when the railroad was extended to that point. The name Alice was bestowed in honor of the wife of North Dakota Lieutenant Governor R. S. Lewis. A post office was established at Alice in 1901, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1995. John Steinbeck mentioned visiting Alice in ''Travels with Charley''. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 40 people, 18 households, and 13 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 21 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White. There were 18 households, of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female househol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city-dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, but following two centuries of unprecedented and rapid urbanization, more than half of the world population now lives in cities, which has had profound consequ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
